ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE OFFICERS, TRUSTEES, AGENTS, COMMITTEES AND ORGANIZATIONS OF THE TOWN OF WINDHAM NEW HAMPSHIRE FOR THE YEAR 2013 On the Covers: A tremendous “thank you” to Firefighter/Paramedic Diana Nault for allowing us to share these absolutely amazing pictures of Beaver Brook Falls (on the front) and one of Windham’s oldest farms – Ryan Farm. TABLE OF CONTENTS In Memoriam ____________________________________________________________________ 5 Town Officials ___________________________________________________________________ 6 Annual Senate Bill 2 Sessions _______________________________________________________ 9 Governmental Reporting: Board of Selectmen _____________________________________________________________ 18 Town Administrator ____________________________________________________________ 22 2013 Employee Wages and Benefits ________________________________________________ 28 Schedule of Town Property _______________________________________________________ 33 Capital Improvements Plan 2014-2021 ______________________________________________ 36 Financial Reporting: Statement of Appropriations ______________________________________________________ 48 Summary Inventory of Valuation __________________________________________________ 50 Comparative Statement of Appropriations and Expenditures _____________________________ 51 Trustees of Trust Funds __________________________________________________________ 53 Expendable Health Trust Fund ____________________________________________________ 54 Finance ______________________________________________________________________ 55 2013 Balance Sheet ________________________________________________________ 58 Statement of Bonded Indebtedness ____________________________________________ 59 Town Treasurer ________________________________________________________________ 63 Tax Collector __________________________________________________________________ 64 Town Clerk ___________________________________________________________________ 66 Departmental Reporting: Police Department ______________________________________________________________ 67 Fire Department ________________________________________________________________ 70 Community Development ________________________________________________________ 75 Solid Waste Management _________________________________________________________ 80 Highway Agent ________________________________________________________________ 81 Nesmith Library Director ________________________________________________________ 82 Maintenance __________________________________________________________________ 83 Recreation ____________________________________________________________________ 84 Information Technology/TAC _____________________________________________________ 86 Town Assessor _________________________________________________________________ 87 Human Services ________________________________________________________________ 90 Emergency Management _________________________________________________________ 91 Community Television __________________________________________________________ 92 Animal Control Officer __________________________________________________________ 93 Forest Fire Warden/ Forest Ranger _________________________________________________ 94 Vital Statistics Recorded __________________________________________________________ 95 2013 ANNUAL REPORTS iii TOWN OF WINDHAM, NH TABLE OF CONTENTS Trustee/Board/Committee/Commission Reporting: Cemetery Trustees _____________________________________________________________ 98 Conservation Commission _______________________________________________________ 99 Depot Advisory Committee ______________________________________________________ 100 Economic Development Committee _______________________________________________ 101 Highway Safety Committee _____________________________________________________ 102 Historic Commission ___________________________________________________________ 103 Historic District/Heritage Commission _____________________________________________ 104 Joint Loss Management Committee _______________________________________________ 105 Museum & Historical Society ____________________________________________________ 106 Planning Board _______________________________________________________________ 107 Southeastern New Hampshire Hazardous Materials District ____________________________ 108 Southern New Hampshire Planning Commission _____________________________________ 110 Stormwater MS4 Program _______________________________________________________ 113 Zoning Board of Adjustment _____________________________________________________ 114 2012 Financial Statements/Independent Audit Report ________________________________ 115 Community Organization Reporting: Friends of the Library of Windham (FLOW) ________________________________________ 141 Helping Hands ________________________________________________________________ 142 Lions Club ___________________________________________________________________ 144 Parent/Teacher Association ______________________________________________________ 146 Rail Trail Alliance _____________________________________________________________ 147 Seniors, Inc. __________________________________________________________________ 148 Suzdal Sister City Committee ____________________________________________________ 149 Windham Endowment __________________________________________________________ 150 School District Reporting: District Officers/Enrollments ____________________________________________________ 153 School Annual SB2 Sessions ____________________________________________________ 154 School Board _________________________________________________________________ 162 Superintendent of Schools _______________________________________________________ 164 Treasurer _____________________________________________________________________ 166 Department of Revenue Administration ____________________________________________ 167 Director of Student Services _____________________________________________________ 168 Golden Brook School __________________________________________________________ 170 Windham Center School _______________________________________________________ 171 Windham Middle School ________________________________________________________ 172 Windham High School __________________________________________________________ 174 School Counselors _____________________________________________________________ 178 District Staff Wage Report _______________________________________________________ 180 Directory of Services _________________________________________________ Inside Front Cover Information about Windham _________________________________________ Inside Back Cover 2014 Budgets and Warrants ______________________________________ Colored Center Section 2013 ANNUAL REPORTS iv TOWN OF WINDHAM, NH IN MEMORIAM “In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.” Abraham Lincoln M. VIRGINIA BRADY February 5, 2013 at age 84 Virginia will always hold the distinction of being the first woman elected to the Board of Selectmen in Windham; where she served three (3) terms. Those who had the honor of knowing her, will remember her humor and her frank, spirited commitment to the Town and the residents. CAROLYN B. WEBBER June 11, 2013 at age 72 There is little that Carolyn did not do in service to her community; both behind the scenes and in the public eye. Over the years, she served on the Board of Selectmen, Planning Board, Board of Adjustment, Historic District/Heritage Commission, as a Library Trustee, and also as a State Representative. WILLARD “BILL” WALLACE July 13, 2013 at age 65 Bill retired from the position of Deputy Fire Chief after serving the Department for 31 years; working his way through the ranks. His family members described Bill best, when they wrote “He lived his life with integrity and true dedication to his family and the community.” VIRGINIA “GINNY” GRAY October 2, 2013 at age 76 Ginny was, for nearly 25 years, a fixture in the Building/Community Development Department. Missed by all, she was not only dedicated to her job, but was devoted to her family. Particularly proud of her grandchildren, she was never without a story of their latest achievements. STANLEY J. MACKEY October 4, 2013 at age 83 Former Fire Chief Mackey retired his post in 1989; after a total of 30 years of service to the Town. Stan began his career in Windham as both a volunteer firefighter and an auxiliary police officer. After being appointed the Town’s first full-time firefighter, Stan rose through the ranks to appointment as Chief in 1978. 2013 ANNUAL REPORTS 5 TOWN OF WINDHAM, NH TOWN OFFICIALS BOARD OF SELECTMEN Phil LoChiatto, Chair – 2014 Kathleen DiFruscia – 2014 Roger Hohenberger – 2015 Ross McLeod – 2015 Al Letizio – 2016 TOWN ADMINISTRATOR David Sullivan ASSISTANT TOWN ADMINISTRATOR – FINANCE Dana Call ________________________________________________________________ TOWN CLERK HEALTH OFFICER Nicole Merrill – 2015 Laura Scott TAX COLLECTOR IT DIRECTOR/GIS Ruth Robertson Eric DeLong MODERATOR HUMAN SERVICES Peter Griffin –2014 Kathleen Davis TREASURER TRANSFER STATION MANAGER Robert Skinner – 2015 David Poulson TOWN ASSESSOR RECREATION COORDINATOR Rex A. Norman, CNHA Cheryl Haas CHIEF OF POLICE LIBRARY DIRECTOR Gerald Lewis Carl Heidenblad FIRE CHIEF/WARDEN MAINTENANCE MANAGER Thomas L. McPherson, Jr. Jack McCartney COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIR. ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER Laura Scott Alfred Seifert HIGHWAY AGENT CABLE STUDIO